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She painted "several series of impressive paintings exploring spiritual or sacred concepts". Her unique style united, in Tessel Bauduin's opinion, "geometric and biomorphic form with a free line". [60] [note 11] Af Klint considered abstract art to be the "spiritual precursor of a utopian social harmony, a world of tomorrow."
Art historians generally interpret this prime position as being because the story of Jonah (who was swallowed for three days by a large fish before being miraculously restored) was seen as prefiguring that of Christ's death and resurrection. [4] [5] The Prophet Jonah is opposite the fresco of the prophet Zachariah. [5]
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Black Abstractionism is a term that refers to a modern arts movement that celebrates Black artists of African-American and African ancestry, whether as direct descendants of Africa or of a combined mixed-race heritage, who create work that is not representational, presenting the viewer with abstract expression, imagery, and ideas.
Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BC, and thereafter evolved by contact with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world. Buddhist art followed believers as the dharma spread, adapted, and evolved in each new host country.
The Art of Biblical Narrative has been very influential: it "revolutionized the way that scholars read the Bible." [2] Steven P. Weitzman suggests that "By the most conventional measures—number of books sold, favorable reviews, frequency of citation—it is hard to imagine a more successful academic book than Alter's The Art of Biblical ...
Friedman maintains that traditional Jewish values and customs concerning intimacy as practiced by many Orthodox Jews are relevant to the general public. [1] The book's title characterizes the feeling of some that the indoctrination of extreme secular sexual values "denaturalized" many American children of their normal sexual inclinations. [ 2 ]